Harrah councilmembers press for updates on easements, nuisance enforcement and chicken limits

Summary

Councilmembers raised several code-enforcement and property-management concerns during the June 5 meeting, including the status of easements, removal of a person living in the city right-of-way, enforcement of roosters behind a private property, high grass and weeds, and rules related to keeping chickens.

Multiple Harrah City Councilmembers used the June 5 meeting to press staff for updates on easements, nuisance enforcement and limits on backyard animals.

Vice Mayor Steve Scalzo asked for an update on easements and questioned Fire Chief Burns about why one individual living at the side of the road had been removed while a resident living in a tornado-damaged house had not. Scalzo also asked about progress enforcing removal of roosters behind a property identified as Rocky’s and about code enforcement for high grass and weeds.

Councilmember Tim Rudek asked about sod in the park and the city’s size restrictions for keeping six chickens; he also asked that the record show his concerns about how the City Manager handled easements. Councilmember Bill Lisby said Open Meeting Law training was informative, and Jennifer McCammond described the budget process as a learning experience.

The transcript records these requests and concerns but does not document firm direction, a vote, or immediate staff action on the easement questions or enforcement items.